US20040118302A1 - Apparatus comprising a vacuum filler and clip module - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A22—BUTCHERING; MEAT TREATMENT; PROCESSING POULTRY OR FISH
- A22C—PROCESSING MEAT, POULTRY, OR FISH
- A22C11/00—Sausage making ; Apparatus for handling or conveying sausage products during manufacture
- A22C11/12—Apparatus for tying sausage skins ; Clipping sausage skins
- A22C11/125—Apparatus for tying sausage skins ; Clipping sausage skins by clipping; Removal of clips
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A22—BUTCHERING; MEAT TREATMENT; PROCESSING POULTRY OR FISH
- A22C—PROCESSING MEAT, POULTRY, OR FISH
- A22C11/00—Sausage making ; Apparatus for handling or conveying sausage products during manufacture
- A22C11/02—Sausage filling or stuffing machines
- A22C11/0245—Controlling devices
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- the present invention relates to an apparatus comprising a vacuum filler and a clip unit.
- the vacuum filler serves to stuff a casing with a pasty substance, such as sausage meat.
- the stuffing process can be followed by twisting off, tying off, constricting or the like, i.e. a separation by means of which a location is formed at which no or only a small amount of pasty substance is present in the casing so that a clip can subsequently be applied to this point.
- Such clips are made e.g. of metal or of plastic material.
- the clip closes the casing so that the pasty substance stuffed into said casing cannot escape. This is done e.g. in sausage production processes.
- Clip machines known from practical experience are provided with an electric or a pneumatic drive of their own, which serves, among other purposes, the purpose of actuating the mechanical components of the clip machine.
- the control of the clip machine is effected e.g. by the vacuum filler which determines the moment at which a clip is to be set. This is normally done when one portion of pasty stuffing material has been provided in the casing.
- the vacuum filler and the clip module are coupled to one another so that a drive, such as a motor, e.g. a servomotor, in the vacuum filler can be used for driving the clip module.
- a drive such as a motor, e.g. a servomotor
- This offers the possibility of dispensing with a separate pneumatic or electric drive of the clip module.
- additional drives are, however, not excluded.
- a servomotor allows, in comparison with other pneumatic and electric drives, higher speeds and a higher precision in the sequence of movements when the clip is being set, so that higher processing speeds are achieved.
- the motor of the vacuum filler has a rotatable axle or is coupled to a rotatable part by means of which the clip module can be driven.
- the drive can be effected e.g. via a shaft which is provided between the vacuum filler and the clip module.
- the clip module comprises preferably a displacer by means of which the locations can be formed at which no or only a small amount of pasty substance is present in the casing so that the clips can be applied there.
- This displacer separates the various portions of pasty substance in the casing from one another in this way. The separation of these portions can be carried out by constricting the casing with rings, U- or V-shaped jaws, clamps or bows, rolls, cylinders etc..
- the clip module is optionally provided with an additional separator.
- the sausage strands can be separated such that individual portions or chains of portions comprising an arbitrary number of portions are formed.
- the drive of the clip module can be provided by a connection for a twist-off unit, said connection being provided at the vacuum filler.
- the vacuum filler is provided with a control unit by means of which the stuffing, the portioning and the setting of clips can be controlled.
- the control unit controls, among other components, the motors, e.g. of a vane pump conveyor unit by means of which the pasty substance is conveyed to a stuffing tube, and e.g. a servomotor for driving the clip module. Due to the use of the servo-drive of the clip module, the steps of stuffing, portioning and clip setting can overlap so that, in total, a higher production speed will be achieved.
- the apparatus may also comprise a suspension unit, which is, in accordance with an advantageous embodiment, an automatic suspension unit.
- FIG. 1 shows a schematic representation of a first embodiment of the present invention
- FIG. 2 shows a schematic representation of a second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 shows an apparatus comprising a vacuum filler 3 and a clip module 1 , said vacuum filler being adapted to be filled with a pasty substance from above through the hopper.
- the vacuum filler 3 comprises a stuffing tube 13 provided for stuffing a casing. Adjacent the stuffing tube a clip module is arranged, which comprises a displacer 7 and a clip setting means 14 .
- the displacer 7 comprises two elements 7 a and 7 b which are movable relative to one another and which are capable of confining a casing between them.
- the clip setting means 14 is able to set the clips 2 .
- Said clip setting means 14 can be arranged adjacent the displacer 7 , or directly at, or between said displacer 7 , so that the clips 2 can be set in the area of the displacer 7 .
- the clip setting means 14 can be implemented such that two neighbouring clips 2 can be set simultaneously.
- a separator 16 is provided at, or between, or downstream of the clip setting means 14 . It serves to separate individual portions or a plurality of portions from one another. If the displacer 7 provided comprises two sets of e.g. displacer jaws, which permit the formation of a broad constriction in the casing 4 , and if the clip setting means 14 is arranged between the displacer 7 , i.e. between the e.g. two sets of displacer jaws, said clip setting means 14 can set two neighbouring clips 2 and a separator 16 , which acts on the casing 4 between said clips 2 , can separate said casing 4 between the two clips 2 .
- the vacuum filler 3 has provided thereon a rotatable part 8 which is adapted to be driven by a servomotor 9 .
- the rotatable part 8 has arranged thereon a shaft 6 which is, in turn, connected to a rotatable part 5 of the clip module 1 .
- the shaft 6 can be comprised in the clip module 1 or it may only be adapted to be connected to said clip module 1 .
- a horizontal shaft 6 permits a simple structural design, especially if the shaft 6 is to be connected to the servomotor 9 , which is also provided for driving a twist-off means, since said twist-off means is often arranged at the side of the vacuum filler 3 .
- the vacuum filler 3 comprises an attachment means for the clip module 1 which comprises the mechanical components as well as the components required for control processes.
- the mechanical components of the vacuum filler 3 are e.g. the rotatable part 8
- the control components are the control unit 10 , which is configured for controlling a clip module 1 .
- a suspension unit 12 Downstream of the clip module 1 , a suspension unit 12 is shown, which comprises a rail having hooks 15 arranged thereon.
- the suspension unit 12 can be controlled from the vacuum filler 3 or the clip module 1 via a signal line which is not shown. Also the suspension unit 12 can be driven by the vacuum filler 3 , provided that the vacuum filler 3 is provided with a suitable drive means.
- the hooks 15 can be pivoted into the path of the casing discharged from the clip module 1 so that the casing 4 will be seized by the hooks 15 and suspended.
- the casing 4 can be suspended selectively after every second portion, as can be seen e.g. in FIG. 1, or after any other number of portions, e.g. 5 or 10 .
- the clip module 1 is not provided with an electric or pneumatic drive of its own.
- Other embodiments can, however, be provided with one or several additional drives, especially for auxiliary functions.
- the shaft 6 between the rotatable part 8 of the vacuum filler and the rotatable part 5 of the clip module 1 can be arranged around the stuffing tube 13 , or it may also be arranged at the side of or below the stuffing tube 13 .
- the shaft 6 is adapted to be connected to part 8 or part 5 , positively or non-positively, by suitable couplings, such as claw couplings or the like where teeth are provided instead of claws.
- the parts 5 or 8 may also be coupled to the shaft 6 via respective gears, gear units, belts, toothed belts, etc..
- a gear unit can be provided between the servomotor 9 and the clip module 1 at any suitable location.
- a gear unit is arranged on the side of the clip module 1 so that a driving speed predetermined by the vacuum filler 3 can be adapted to the requirements of the clip module 1 .
- FIG. 2 shows a second embodiment.
- a vacuum filler 3 comprises two servomotors 9 and 9 ′.
- the servomotor 9 is coupled to the rotatable part 8 which is coupled to the shaft 6 and the rotatable part 5 of the clip module 1 .
- a twist-off unit 11 is provided, which can be driven by a servomotor 9 ′.
- a clip module 1 with a clip setting means 14 is arranged downstream of said twist-off unit 11 and serves to set clips 2 at the locations of the casing 4 at which twisting off has been effected.
- the clip module 1 can also set the clips 2 directly at the twist-off unit 11 .
- a suspension unit 12 is arranged downstream of the clip module 1 also in the present case.
- the suspension unit 12 can be controlled or driven by the clip module 1 or the vacuum filler 3 .
- the servomotors 9 and 9 ′ are connected to a control unit 10 via suitable lines.
- the control unit 10 can also be provided for controlling the clip module 1 and/or the suspension unit 12 .
- the clip module 1 is not provided with an electric or pneumatic drive of its own.
- the clip module 1 is coupled mechanically to the vacuum filler 3 via the shaft 6 .
- Both the clip module 1 according to FIG. 1 and the clip module 1 according to FIG. 2 can be provided with means for inserting a thread or a loop when the clips are being set.
- the hopper arranged at the top of the vacuum filler 3 is filled with a pasty substance which is conveyed by a conveyor means in the vacuum filler 3 to the stuffing tube 13 .
- the pasty substance is discharged into the casing 4 ′ applied to the stuffing tube 13 so that a casing 4 filled with pasty substance is produced.
- the casing 4 enters the clip module 1 in which a displacer 7 is arranged by means of which a constriction of the casing is produced.
- a clip 2 can be set by a clip setting means 14 . It is also possible to set two clips side by side, so that the sausages produced can be separated between two neighbouring clips 2 later on.
- the sausages discharged from the clip module 1 are seized by the hooks 15 of the suspension unit 12 so that they can hang down from the hooks 15 .
- the separator 16 can also carry out a separation after a specific number of portions so as to produce a singulated string comprising a specific number of portions.
- the displacer 7 and the clip setting means 14 as well as the optional separator 16 of the clip module 1 are mechanically driven by the rotating part 5 of the clip module 1 which is, in turn, driven by the servomotor 9 of the vacuum filler 3 via the shaft 6 and the rotatable part 8 .
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